What Exactly Does Chance Do In The MTC?

We said our goodbyes and now Chance is living in the  Missionary Training Center or MTC and we

are left with his cowboy hat which is still hanging on the banister

where he always hung it when he would come home.

So what exactly is Chance doing in the MTC?

He starts his day by getting up early,

and he goes to classes

to study Mandarin.

He exercises,

reads his scriptures,

and studies.

As a missionary you have a companion that

is with you all of the time. 

In Chance's case, he has two companions

because there are only two other elders in his district.
Chance is now known as Elder Paxton.
Boys are called  Elders
and the girls are known as Sisters.

The missionaries are divided into districts

dependent upon the language they 

are learning. 

Sometimes, all of the missionaries in a district

are going to the same place.

Sometimes they are all going to different places

but learning the same language.

Chance is the only one going to England in his district.

The other missionaries in his district are learning Mandarin,

but going to Taiwan, Singapore and Australia.

There is a big map in the MTC where missionaries like to take 

pictures of themselves pointing

to the part of the world where they have been called to serve.

It is a tradition as a missionary to get a picture

of yourself pointing to this big map.

I took a picture in front of this map
and so did Chance's dad and brother.

Chance wears suits some days in the MTC, but mainly he wears dress slacks, 

a white shirt and tie. 

This will be his attire for the entirety of his mission.

Chance made sure to take some great ties with him because you know,
cool ties are important.